Despite a growing number of billionaires and multi-millionaires using every tax dodge imaginable – laundering their money through phantom corporations and tax havens — the IRS’s budget has been cut by 17 percent since 2002, adjusted for inflation.The post

The recent boom in hydrofracking for natural gas and oil has resulted in a little-reported side boom—a sand-rush in western Wisconsin and southeastern MinnesotaThe post Mining Companies Invade Wisconsin for Frac-Sand a

unmanned aircraft carrying cameras raise the specter of a “significant new avenue for surveillance of American life,”The post Drones are cheaper and more powerful. In US, that’s a problem,

the infamous Charles and David Koch brothers are scheming to purchase the Tribune Company, and hence the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, The post Unsubscribe: Threat of ‘Koch Hate’ Spawns ‘Pe

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofitsThe post

Hansen warned, we could eventually "warm the planet even to the levels of the last interglacial period," which will mean "an eventual sea level rise of several meters." The post Burning Tar Sands = ‘Unsolvable’

Democracy Now interviews Tim DeChristopher recently released after 21 months in prison for bidding on federal oil and gas leases to protect the land. “The auction itself was later overturned and declared illegal, a fact that DeChristopher’s defense attorneys were prevented from telling the jury. They were also ba

The AUMF rule empowers the president “to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001The post

It is unclear whether the cost of either position have been addressed in the budget hearings as of this writing.The post County interviewing applicants for finance director appeared first on

the London Protocol governing waste dumping at sea which would prohibit commercial fertilisation activities.The post Australia pushes for ocean ‘fertilisation’ ban appeared first on

Two global labour umbrella groups on Thursday praised top retailers for joining their drive to make Bangladesh's garment factories saferThe post Bangladesh factory safety deal hailed as landmark appeared first on

The air remains hazardous to breathe in, it emits a putrid strench, and the water in Lake Conway is still rife with tar sands crude. The post Faulkner County: ExxonMobil’s “Sacrifice Z

They predict that by 2050 a decrease in precipitation caused by deforestation will reduce pasture productivity by 30 percentThe post Amazon May Lose 65 Percent of Land Biomass by 2060 appeared first on

many of the nation's military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent.The post On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt appeared first on

our community would be far better off if we all joined together and focused our time and effort now on fully participating in the NEPA process in order to insure that FERC furnishes us with an EISThe post LNG on Coos Bay: Is it too

Both startups feature bare-bones administration, more than $50 million in interest-free federal loans, and partnerships with existing health care players.The post Oregon’s upstart health co-ops to challe

"If large financial institutions can break the law and accumulate millions in profit and, if they get caught, settle by paying out of those profits, they do not have much incentive to follow the law."The post Sen

Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue are scheduled to hold a work session, Wednesday, May 15 at 1PM on HB 3276 which “Exempts from property taxation property owned by port with appointed board of commissioners if property is located in county with population of less than 450,000 and is used or held for future us

Calling the seizure of records a "massive and unprecedented intrusion," AP itself disclosed the events on Monday after being informed by a US attorneys office on Friday:The post ‘Abuse of Power’

McAfee, who now lives in Portland, Oregon, said he was not surprised to have been implicated in Faull's death because, he alleged,The post John McAfee, sought over Belize death, breaks silence appeared first on

The very same editorial board that saw nothing wrong with a Bay Area Chamber of Commerce promoted and CCAP (Coos County Alliance for Progress) PAC funded “power grab” during the last county commissioners election is now outraged that four democrats running for seats on the Southern Oregon Community College Bo

Monsanto's policies prohibit farmers from saving or reusing seeds from Monsanto born cropsThe post Corporate Win: Supreme Court Says Monsanto Has ‘Control Over Product of Life’ appe

World Finance, a billion-dollar company, peddles installment loans, a product that often drives borrowers into crippling debtThe post The 182 Percent Loan: How Installment Lenders Put Borrowers

Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old unemployed bus driver, was arrested after one of the victims, 27-year-old Amanda Berry, managed to call out to a neighbor,The post Ohio kidnap suspect’s brothers hope he ‘rots’

a strong association between frequent marijuana use and a significantly reduced bladder cancer risk, USA Today reported Saturday.The post Study: Frequent marijuana use tied to reduced bladder cancer risk

An analysis of four years of Medicare prescription records shows that some doctors and other health professionals across the country prescribe large quantities of drugs that are potentially harmful, disorienting or addictiveThe post

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes The post Ex-Guatemalan ruler found guilty of genocide appeared first on MGx - Musings, Essays & Bal

At the Guardian, George Monbiot slams the 400 ppm mark as "a moment of symbolic significance on road of idiocy." The problem is the overarching power of fossil fuel companies, he writes.The post In ‘March Toward

Many African nations have been plundered by secretive deals, tax avoidance, and financial transfers with international corporations, leaving little to no benefits for the countries' struggling masses The post ‘S

The Senate shifted the debate into high gear this month when it passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013The post Internet sales tax bill should be fixed, not rejected appeared first on